Can Americans Resist Surveillance?
Abstract This essay analyzes the ability of everyday Americans to resist and alter the conditions of government surveillance. Americans appear to have several…
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The Secret Agents Who Stake Out the Ugliest Corners of the Internet
"“What you’ve done with the POTUS Twitter account is created a one-stop shopping for people who don’t like the president to blow off steam and convey their…
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A 1990s anti-piracy law is why you haven’t seen the hacked list of Ashley Madison customers
"Using the DMCA in the past to deal with leaks got at least one company in trouble, said Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at the Stanford Cent…
Prof. Jason Arnold - Hearsay Culture Show #241 - KZSU-FM
A talk show on KZSU-FM, Stanford, 90.1 FM, hosted by CIS Affiliate Scholar David S. Levine. The show includes guests and focuses on the intersection of technolo…
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Why the Islamic State leaves tech companies torn between free speech and security
"“You want to live in a world where people have access to news — in other words, documentary evidence of what is actually happening,” said Andrew McLaughli…
Anti-Flash sentiment sweeps the globe
On this week's show we'll be checking in with Richard Forno on the fallout from the OPM breach. Richard has been kicking around in DC infosec circles fo…
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Feds bust through huge Tor-hidden child porn site using questionable malware
""The court filings scrupulously avoid naming Tor (or mentioning hacking). Instead, they provide a detailed description of an anonymizing ‘Network’ an…
The FBI’s Problem Isn’t “Going Dark.” Its Problem is Going Slowly
It should be clear to even casual observers today that the “golden age of surveillance” thesis is fundamentally correct. We live in a time when far more data an…
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Why United Airlines is rewarding hackers with millions of free miles
""I think software is being increasingly built into things we use in our daily lives," said Harlan Yu, principal at technology firm Upturn. "…
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Colorado police used Spotify to find abducted kids in Mexico
"This is a classic case of "information asymmetry," said University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo, meaning when companies, government age…
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Online comment forums to continue despite ECHR ruling
"According to some interpretations, the verdict indicates that the media are responsible for the comments posted by anonymous users. Such explanation is, h…
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50 Cent filed for bankruptcy days after losing a revenge porn lawsuit
""It's nearly impossible to get law enforcement to pay attention — and local police probably won't understand the laws, or there may not be a…